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#271 – Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures
Lex Fridman Podcast
Mar 23, 2022
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2 hr 53 min
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Ariel Ekblaw is the director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - BetterHelp:
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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:51) - Space exploration (15:58) - Swarm robotics and self-assembling space habitats (33:39) - Microgravity (37:56) - Deep duration space missions (43:06) - Extraterrestrial life (49:29) - Music and sports in space (56:08) - Colonizing space (1:03:28) - War in space (1:08:02) - Robots in space (1:22:43) - Commercial space exploration (1:26:21) - Future of space exploration (1:34:07) - Beauty of the universe (1:39:03) - Space cities (1:44:44) - Advice for young people (1:48:04) - Consciousness (1:49:50) - Meaning of life
